In Gurugram, doctors conduct complex heart surgery 2,000 km from the patient.
With the help of telesurgery and using India’s first indigenously developed surgical robot, a doctor in Gurugram performed a complex heart surgery sitting 2,000 km from the patient.
In short
- The doctor conducts successful cardiac surgery sitting 2,000 km away from the patient
- Surgery was a complex heart case
- This was done using India’s first indigenously developed surgical robot
A complex heart surgery was successfully conducted by doctors in Gurugram, while the patient was in Bengaluru, with a distance of more than 2,000 km.
With the help of telesurgery and using India’s first indigenously developed surgical robot, SSI Mantra is called SSI Mantra, the operation lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes.
The 35 -year -old patient revealed the atrial septal defect (ASD), a congenital condition, where a hole is present between the upper chambers of the heart, making it a complex case.
The leadership of intracardiac surgery was led by Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, Founder, President, and CEO of SS Innovation, in Gurugram and Dr. Arul Furtado, Ester CMI Hospital, Bangalore was done at the Ester CMI Hospital with the support of the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon.
During a robotic surgery, the operating doctor sits behind a console wearing a 3D glasses and conducts surgery while looking at the screen. With the help of robotic weapons, surgery is performed on the patient sitting at another place in the presence of an assistant doctor.
According to doctors at both places, surgery was executed with extraordinary accuracy and incompatible delay, showing how robot-assisted telecomariuric can bring life-saving interventions closer to patients, without needs for long distance travel.
Talesurgery is continuously moving forward in India.
Previously, distance surgery was operated at short distance, such as 40 km between Gurugram and Delhi and 286 km between Gurugram and Jaipur. However, the latest 2,000 km telesurge is a new milestone, which proves that geographical barriers are no longer a barrier to special surgical care in India.
Dr. Srivastava said that the importance of talesurgery in changing the reach of healthcare. “With the SSI Mantra, we are getting intervals in surgical care by eliminating the need to travel to patients. This technique is not only for India but for the world. By demonstrating telesurities of more than 2,000 km, we have shown that the distance is no longer a barrier to high-quality healthcare.”
Dr. who aid in surgery from Bengaluru. Furtado said, “This was an important milestone for us.
